Rally Comes up Short as Ice Bears Fall, 5-2

February 21, 2026 - Knoxville rallied to make things interesting in the third period, but couldn't find a tying goal as Birmingham pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Ice Bears at the Pelham Civic Complex Saturday night. Davide Gaeta scored for Knoxville Saturday night. PHOTO: Nathan McBride. Davide Gaeta and Jason Brancheau scored for Knoxville. Connor Green made 27 saves. Shawn Kennedy struck a backhand past Green at 12:42 of the first to open the scoring for Birmingham. C.J. Walker received a stretch pass f... Full Story

Rally Comes up Short as Ice Bears Fall 5-2

February 21, 2026 - Knoxville rallied to make things interesting in the third period, but couldn't find a tying goal as Birmingham pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Ice Bears at the Pelham Civic Complex Saturday night. Davide Gaeta and Jason Brancheau scored for Knoxville. Connor Green made 27 saves. Shawn Kennedy struck a backhand past Green at 12:42 of the first to open the scoring for Birmingham. C.J. Walker received a stretch pass from Colin Tracy up the right wing and scored on a wrist shot from the cir... Full Story

Ice Bears Fall to Bulls to Open Road Weekend

February 20, 2026 - Knoxville made a push in the third period, but couldn't close the deficit as Birmingham pulled away late and the Ice Bears fell to the Bulls 5-1 at the Pelham Civic Complex Friday night. Billy Roche scored for Knoxville on Friday. PHOTO: Nathan McBride. Birmingham opened the scoring when Parker Sartesky fed a cross-crease pass to Shawn Kennedy for a backdoor tap-in at 5:18 of the first period. Danny Weight made it 2-0 for the Bulls when he knocked in a loose puck underneath Connor Green for a... Full Story

Ice Bears Fall to Bulls to Open Road Weekend

February 20, 2026 - Knoxville made a push in the third period, but couldn't close the deficit as Birmingham pulled away late and the Ice Bears fell to the Bulls 5-1 at the Pelham Civic Complex Friday night. Birmingham opened the scoring when Parker Sartesky fed a cross-crease pass to Shawn Kennedy for a backdoor tap-in at 5:18 of the first period. Danny Weight made it 2-0 for the Bulls when he knocked in a loose puck underneath Connor Green for a power play goal at 9:29. Green limited the damage in the latter... Full Story

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February 21	SPHL	Knoxville 2 at Birmingham 5	Final
February 20	SPHL	Knoxville 1 at Birmingham 5	Final
February 15	SPHL	Knoxville 4 at Huntsville 3	Final
February 14	SPHL	Pensacola 1 at Knoxville 3	Final
February 13	SPHL	Pensacola 4 at Knoxville 7	Final
February 7	SPHL	Knoxville 2 at Pensacola 1	Final (OT)
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